How to decrypt files encrypted by BitLocker individually, I have mastered the recovery key

fy 0 Reputation points
2023-07-14T11:25:15.4733333+00:00

I accidentally deleted a file while BitLocker was encrypted, and when I retrieved the recovered file, the file was encrypted. I have the key, how can I decrypt the recovered files with the key?

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  1. Lucas 266 Reputation points
    2023-07-16T12:41:51.91+00:00

    You can't decrypt a file, BitLocker doesn't encrypt files it encrypts the whole volume. You have to decrypt the volume, and then try to recover the file on the decrypted volume.


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